ABC don announce dia fall 2026 schedule, and di big surprise na say dem no include dia number one drama, High Potential, for di fall lineup. Instead, dem don move di hit crime drama wey get Kaitlin Olson as star go midseason.
According to Ari Goldman, wey be ABC senior vice president for content strategy and scheduling, di move na to allow di show run without any break. Goldman talk say, ‘We don see di success wey Will Trent and The Rookie get as midseason shows, with uninterrupted runs from January go end of season.’
High Potential don become ABC top series for total viewers and adults 18-49 for im second season. Di show get di biggest jump from season one to season two for any network drama since Glee back for 2010.
For di first time since 2019-20, ABC no go get any Bachelor franchise show for fall. Di network don decide to return di flagship series to midseason and also get Bachelor in Paradise for summer 2027. As for di unaired season of The Bachelorette wey get Taylor Frankie Paul, Goldman say no plan to air am right now.
ABC also announce say dem don renew every scripted series for di network, wey be first time for network history since 1948. Dem don increase di number of scripted shows from last year.
Di only new series for di season na The Rookie: North, wey be spinoff of The Rookie. Di show go premiere for midseason, and e go follow Alex Holland, wey join Pierce County Police Department as rookie after a home invasion. Di cast include Jay Ellis, Janet Montgomery, Karen Fukuhara, Chris Sullivan, Froy Gutierrez, Mya Lowe, and Malik Watson.
For di fall schedule, ABC keep most nights same. Monday go get Dancing with the Stars and 20/20; Tuesday go get regular programming on some weeks and simulcast of ESPN Monday Night Football on others; Wednesday go have The Golden Bachelorette, Abbott Elementary, and Scrubs revival; Thursday go get 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Nashville, and Grey's Anatomy; Friday go get Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and 20/20; Saturday go have college football; Sunday go get America’s Funniest Home Videos and The Wonderful World of Disney.
ABC also dey bring back Scrubs revival for fall, wey go pair with Abbott Elementary. Di Tim Allen sitcom Shifting Gears go move to midseason.
Goldman talk say di network dey excited about di upcoming Super Bowl, wey ABC go broadcast for di first time in 21 years, but dem no ready to announce di show wey go follow di game.
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